A Letter (Rambling) from the Author

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Entry posted by Porter · February 27, 2013

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Welcome to Journey from Oblivion. This story has been a labor of love over the past year, with much collaboration with my close friend Zelgadis, for whom has patiently listened and provided feedback on my constant rambling over MSN. His insight, as well as those of everyone in the Simtropolis Imaginaerum continue to shape and mold this story into what it is... and without their insight and helpful opinions I could never post what I write here.

I started this story partially from inspiration from several stories here on ST (here's looking at you Carpathia series), and also from some of the great webcomics that can be found on the internet. Especially ones such as The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, Artifice, The Young Protectors and Always Raining Here.... just to name a few. These works of art are stunning, and I hope to one day reach the level of amazing-ness of these great works, and I hope you check them out and comment.

Also, I've been toying with this story for a long time, some could say for years, off of a single image and idea I got when driving in yet another rush hour commute. It's festered as my commute time has increased, and with it a massive plot has formed. Many of the ideas and attitudes of the characters come for all the massive amounts of pop culture I ingest on a daily basis, as well as my own personal fears and experiences.

As a gay writer, yes, there will be a lot of gay material in the story. That's a given. But hopefully it breaks the mould of the typical gay plot, and shapes into something more human and dynamic than what a lot of the plot out there is today. Also, being a sic-fi story, I love the ability to play around with fun new science, and let my imagination soar into the vast unknown.

With that lies a problem. Granted, yes, I want to listen to my inner geek and nerd, and make sure everything is up to snuff on the science aspect... but at the end of the day, sci-fi does not equal science... it always will have at least some sort of over-the-top impossible aspect to it, which makes it so much more awesome to read. So, unless it's a truly impossible science aspect... take it with a grain of salt. It's science fiction, not science fact.

Last, yes, there is going to be some psychological aspects to the story that could be disturbing to some. It's an epic thriller/adventure. And what makes a better character than someone with inner (and outer) demons, or character flaws, or true emotions, or even just plain evil at times. It's always been my philosophy that nobody is 100% good or 100% bad, and that will be in the story.

It's my hope that I can keep up a solid update schedule with this story, but let's be realistic, life happens outside the computer. I hope to be able to update this story regularly, but life is full of action, and that sometimes gets in the way. That and writer's block is a evil nasty demon. so don't be shocked if things sometimes get quiet around here.

I look forward to the comments and suggestions that will hopefully be posted here in the future, and hope that you all enjoy your trip on this epic adventure with my characters and writings.

-Porter

Special thanks to Zelgadis and the Simtropolis Imaginaerum team, I couldn't do it all without you guys!

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